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Definition of Coffeehouse
1. Noun. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
Specialized synonyms: Caff, Cybercafe, Espresso Shop, Estaminet, Pull-in, Pull-up
Generic synonyms: Eatery, Eating House, Eating Place, Restaurant
Definition of Coffeehouse
1. n. A house of entertainment, where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and where men meet for conversation.
Definition of Coffeehouse
1. Noun. An establishment where coffee is served to clients; a café. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coffeehouse
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coffeehouse
Literary usage of Coffeehouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1855)
"This morning (Friday) rose past nine, went to coffeehouse, wrote to Mrs. Byrom and
sent by the carrier to wish her a happy succession of birthdays. ..."
2. Notes of a Journey Through Canada, the United States of America, and the by James Logan (1838)
"Cathedral, Nunneries, Exchange coffeehouse.—Scenery. St Helen's Island.—Excursion
to Three Rivers.—Races. English travellers—Politics of the Canadas. ..."
3. Memoirs of a Life, Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania: Within the Last Sixty Years by Alexander Graydon (1822)
"... two British Officer'«—Author's early Amusements—Saii- ing—Swimming—Skating—Correction
of the Abbe Raynal —British coffeehouse—Anecdotes of its Visitors. ..."
4. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"How much of the time at the Turf coffeehouse ?---1 really cannot say exactly.
How often might Mr. Fozard visit you at the Turf coffee-house ? ..."
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